Automatic cash-carrier



(No Model.

J. W. FLAGG.

AUTOMATIC CASH CARRIER.

' No. 277,892; Patented May 22,1883.

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JOSEPH WALTER FLAGG, or WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

AUTOMATIC CASH-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No- 277,892, dated May 22, 1883,

Application filed July 13, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, J osEPH WALTER FLAGG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Worcester, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Automatic Cash-Oarriers, of which the following is a specification. My invention relates to the construction of a cash-carrier adapted to transmit cash upon an inclined way or track, also to the construction of the rails forming said inclined track, 'and is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a sectional view of my improved carrier. Figs. 2 and 3 are plan views of the two hemispheres A and A; and Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the track.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the several views.

My improved cash-carrier consists of two hollow hemispheres, A and A. The upper one, A, has a metallic tube formed of two thicknesses, d and d, which hold securely pressed between them the rubber or elastic diaphragm F,drawn tightlyover and across the end of the tube d, like the head of a drum. The hemisphere A has a similar double metallic tube, 0 and e, and a similar elastic diaphragm, F,

. drawn over the tube 0. The tube in A is small enough to enter the tube in A, which projects beyond the diaphragm F. I The two hemispheres are held together by the spring-catches U 0 locking under the rim B B. The rim B B has two openings, 11 b, on opposite sides, which allow the catches O O to be removed and the hemispheres separated. For convenience I put a pin or block, b b, beneath the ends of the rim B B, in order to prevent the catches being turned too far andpast the openings b b. When the hemispheres are put together, with nothing between the diaphragms, they will come nearly together and lie parallel, as shown by the broken lines at m, Fig. 1; but when cash, or abody like the ball G, is put between the two elastic diaphragms, they are stretched as shown in Fig. 1, and as each diaphragm stretches equally, the ball G will be held in the center of the carrier. It is found to be necessary in practice to hold the cash in the center of the carrier, and also to prevent it from moving or rattling.

It will be observed that each of the elastic diaphragms is held between. the tubes and at the end of the tubes oppositejrom the end forming the head, as at e e and d (1, thereby allowing the diaphragm to stretch from d to d and from 0 to 6, so that a diflerent portion of the diaphragm will be brought against the edge of the tube as the size of theintervening substance varies.

In use the hemisphere A is used as the lower or bottom one, the tube d, projecting beyond the diaphragm F, forming areceptacle for the cash. As the two hemispheres A A are brought together the beveled sides of the catches O O strike against the edge of the rim B B, compressing the spring attached to the hemisphere by the screws a a, thereby locking the two halves by simply pressing them together.

I use an inclined way or track running from the different parts of the store to a centrallylocated cashiers desk, each track being formed of two rails, as shown in Fig 4, and consisting of an angular piece of wood or other suitable material, the horizontal portion forming the rail proper and the upright portion serving as a guard to prevent the carriers from leaving the track. On the upper and flat surface of the horizontal portion I place a strip of rubber, leather, or similar material,f, to check the noise of the passing carriers, and beneath the same I place the metallic strips 9 g, which serve to stiifen' the rail and also to prevent the portion J J of the rail from being split oif. The upright sides may be used either vertically, as at J J, or at a slight inclination, as

at h h.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-,

1. A cash-carrier consisting of a hollow receptacle made in halves, each half having a diaphragm, F or F, of sheet-rubber or other suitable elastic material, and arranged to hold the cash in the center of the carrier, as and for the purpose specified.

2. A. cash-carrier consisting of the hollow hemispheres A A, each having an elastic diaphragm, F or F, as and for the purpose specified.

3. In. a cashcarrier, the two elastic diaphragms drawn over the ends of metallic tubes and passing down the outside of said tubes and being fastened at or near the opposite'ends of the tubes, so that difi'erent portions of the diaphragm may be brought in contact with the edge of thetube, as and for the purpose specified.

4. In a cash-carrier, the locking device consisting of the spring-catches 0 0 and rim B B, the catches having beveled faces and the rim having openings b b and stops b b, as and for the purpose specified. V

5. In a way or'track, the rail forming an angle in its cross-section whose lower side supports the carrier and forms the rail proper and whose upright side J J serves as a guard, in

combination with the elastic cushion f, consisting of a strip of elastic material laid upon I 5 and secured to the upper face of the side forming the rail proper as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a Way or track, the rails having an elastic cushion,f, the upright sides J J or hh, 2 o and the metallic strip g, as and for the purpose specified.-

J. WVALTER FLAGG.

Witnesses:

R. B. FOWLER, H. M. FOWLER. 

